Halls Stream
River in New Hampshire and Vermont, Canada and United States
Halls Stream
Rivière Hall (in Quebec)
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Halls Stream near
East Hereford, Quebec
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Location | |
Countries | Canada and United States |
Province and States | Quebec , New Hampshire and Vermont |
Administrative regions/counties |
Estrie
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Coos County, NH Essex County, VT |
Municipalities |
Saint-Malo, QC
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Saint-Venant-de-Paquette, QC ; East Hereford, QC ; Pittsburg, NH ; Canaan, VT |
Physical characteristics | |
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• location | Canada-US border ( Québec - New Hampshire |
• coordinates | 45°13′30″N 71°25′31″W / 45.22500°N 71.42528°W / 45.22500; -71.42528 |
• elevation | 1,912 feet (583 m) |
Mouth | Connecticut River |
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location
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Beecher Falls, Vermont |
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coordinates
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45°00′31″N 71°30′17″W / 45.0085°N 71.5046°W / 45.0085; -71.5046 |
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elevation
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1,072 feet (327 m) |
Length | 25.2 miles (40.6 km) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Ruisseau Buck |
Halls Stream or Rivière Hall is a 25.2-mile-long (40.6 km) [1] tributary of the Connecticut River in eastern North America . For most of its length, it forms the Canada–United States border , with the province of Quebec ( Canada ) to its west and the state of New Hampshire ( United States ) to its east.
Geography
The stream flows from north to south, with a logging landscape on the New Hampshire side, and a mixture of woodland and farms on the Quebec side. Near the southern end of the stream, the international boundary diverges from Halls Stream and heads west, along a line which, when it was originally surveyed, was intended to be on the 45th parallel . South of this line, Halls Stream enters the state of Vermont , flowing through the town of Canaan in Essex County for a little over a half mile. In the village of Beecher Falls, Vermont , it empties into the Connecticut River (which forms the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire).
Where Halls Stream forms the international border, it divides the following municipalities:
- East side: Town of Pittsburg , Coos County , New Hampshire
- West side: Municipalities of Saint-Malo , Saint-Venant-de-Paquette , and East Hereford , in Coaticook Regional County Municipality , Estrie administrative region, Quebec
History
Historically, Halls Stream factored into an international boundary dispute in this area, and it formed part of the border of the so-called Republic of Indian Stream .
Toponymy
The term "Halls" is a surname of English origin.
The toponym "Rivière Hall" was officialized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographical Names Board) [2] and on October 29, 1980, in the United States Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). [3]
See also
References
Gulf of Maine |
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Long Island Sound |
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Connecticut River Watershed |
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Saint Lawrence River Watershed |
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